2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Does biodiversity of associated organisms facilitate or reduce host outbreak?
| Project/Area Number |
24658147
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Forest science
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| Research Institution | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
OKABE Kimiko 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 森林昆虫研究領域, チーム長 (20353625)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MASUYA Hayato (独)森林総合研究所, 東北支所, チーム長 (70391183)
KANZAKI Natsumi (独)森林総合研究所, 森林微生物研究領域, 主任研究員 (70435585)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物多様性 / 生態系機能 / 個体群制御 / 共生生物 |
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| Research Abstract |
We surveyed mites, nematodes, yeasts and the associated fungus (R. quercivora) in both pre- and post-attack stands by Platypus quercivorus. Overall, none of them were particularly associated with either of the stands. However, we often found an uropodine mite specifically phoretic on the beetle. Because the mite was able to develop only on mycelia specifically associated with the beetle, we suspect the mite is a natural enemy of the beetle in the outbreak forest.
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